FDSM

小管说

在探索一座城市、一个国家、一种文化的过程中，我们也在不断打破刻板印象，建立自己的理解。自我，也在不同文化的融合中，不断被重塑。

这一期，国际生将分享他们在复旦、在上海、在中国的学习体验和生活感悟。

01

来到复旦管院，我希望可以学到……

我想了解中国的商业环境，

了解中国人，了解中国文化

Gery Pollak

China is the new world super power in the 21st century (at least I strongly believe that) and thus it makes a lot of sense to understand the culture and how business is done in China. Irrespective of what career path a person in our generation is following, that person will have touch points with China, Chinese businesses or Chinese people at some point during the career.

我想更深刻地了解国际化大都市

Romain Confavreux

I chose DDIM program because it gives me the opportunity to study in two of the best universities in Asia and Europe. The quality of the courses was a major factor in my choice. This program also gives me the chance to understand better Chinese business environment and to experience the life in two international cities that are Shanghai and Milan.

为理解未来的商业形态做更多准备，

也想在上海经历终身难忘的探索

Christoph Fritschi

There are three main reasons why I choose the GMiM: personal development, career progress, and adventure. I wanted to grow personally. I believe that we as a person can progress best in new environments, under changing conditions, and when we leave our comfort zone. Given that I had never been in China nor in Asia, the GMiM provided the perfect setup for personal growth. China is a major economic power and still gains further importance. Every business will be exposed in certain ways to China, already in the near future. Understanding and experiencing the Chinese ways of doing business and living, seemed therefore an amazing opportunity to prepare myself for the future business environment. Lastly, I wanted to go on an adventure. Frankly speaking, by the time I get retired, I will have worked at least for 40 years. I do not expect to remember and distinguish exactly all of those 40 years. However, this year in Shanghai at Fudan University will definitely be unforgettable.

我想更加了解亚洲，

也想从研究的视角去了解中国的经济

Massimiliano Sgroi

I choose DDIM primarily because of my lack of knowledge of the Asian part of the world. I decide to come here to challenge myself and to discover a new well-known country such as China. From this FDSM I mainly expect to increase my knowledge about the economic scenarios of China getting closer to the Chinese economic world from an academic point of view.

复旦的学术声誉很吸引我

Olympe Gonet

I choose the GMiM because I wanted to experience the Chinese culture, not only through an exchange, but through a double degree. It was also a way to get closer to my Chinese classmate and other international classmates. I knew Fudan for its academic reputation and excellence, and I thought it was the perfect opportunity to experience both the excellence of asian education and the practical content of London Business School.

面对不一样的文化，

我想看看自己的适应能力

Flavia Cozza

I considered the DDIM program an unmissable opportunity both from the individual and the professional point of view. From a personal perspective, this program represented the possibility to challenge my adaptation skills facing a culture that is substantially different from mine and to learn about the customs and traditions of one of the most important country for the global fashion business, where I aspire to work in the future.

02

大半年过去，我想说，在这里学习很棒

宏观经济学的学习很有用

Gery Pollak

Overall I have to say that even though I had a lot of knowledge about the subjects in general, I learned a great deal by looking at the subjects from a Chinese view point. For example I had very good of knowledge about macroeconomics already before, but the electives Chinese Economy and Multinational Financial Management taught me a great deal about how macroeconomics and politics work in China, what I have never heard before.

第一次学习统计学的知识

Romain Confavreux

After a couple of months, we finally adapted to the environment and fully focus on the studies. Half of our professors are Chinese, the other half are Italians and fly to Shanghai for one or two intense weeks of lessons. Professor Picaretta taught us Quantitative Methods. It was the first time that I learned statistics and I enjoyed her practical teaching style.

文化体验很丰富，

老师的授课方式让我受益良多

Christoph Fritschi

Overall, I liked the study experience at FDSM. My studies were mainly characterized through cultural experiences in terms of field trips, conversations and group assignments. Further, I had some very interesting courses which gave me insights into the Chinese economy, history as well as business and legal system. The latter was taught by Mr. Chen Li. Specifically, he taught the class Business Law and Ethics. He structured the class into two main parts. Firstly, we had an hour discussion of a current business case from the media that is related to the course content. Secondly, he presented further content while guiding a big class conversation, motivating everyone to participate. He had a very deep knowledge of and love for the content, enabling him to connect all our contributions to a big picture. I definitely learned the most in his class.

互动的案例教学，

让我体验到团队合作的意义

Massimiliano Sgroi

One of the courses that I really appreciated a lot was the course of the course of “Corporate Strategy”. It was an interactive course in which we had to study and develop different kind of interesting business cases. There was not so much theory but instead, we put much effort on doing presentation and working together.

让我更加深入了解了中国的独特性

Olympe Gonet

I absolutely loved: Chinese economy! Maybe more fitted for international student than Chinese local but definitely enriching. It is not only about the economic system in china but also the political system and about how the government functions. It really enabled me to understand china’s political position in the world and why it is so unique. I believe this class is one of the essentials to later conduct business in China, to me it was the most relevant at explaining the Chinese mindset and way of thinking with interesting links made to the business world.

高强度的学习，

也让我更有深度地了解课程知识

Flavia Cozza

Studying at Fudan University means interactive learning schedule, team works and intensive lectures. Make exams in only ten days is really challenging. I particularly enjoyed the Advanced Marketing course. First of all, we had plenty of time to deeply understand the topics explained during lessons. Moreover, the professor was always available for clarifications and for help.

03

有很多机会了解中国的商业生态

学院讲座、企业参访和案例分享

加深了我的理解

Gery Pollak

I believe to truly understand a business environment, it is necessary to work within that environment for a few months. But of course I was able to deepen my understanding through the guest speakers, CDO events and cases during lectures.

我更加了解

在中国创业的那些事儿了

Romain Confavreux

Fudan organizes regular events with top executives of various firms and it is always interesting to hear their insights on their respective industries. Moreover, Shanghai offers more conferences that one can possibly attend. I enjoy going to keynote speeches on innovation and particularly on the startup ecosystem which is booming in China.

中国的商业成长速度更快

Christoph Fritschi

I have indeed deepened my understanding of doing business in and with China. In fact, it is my biggest learning. For instance, I am aware that it is very important to have personal contact to your business partner. Moreover, business is conducted faster than in Western countries resulting in more growth opportunities, but also in a different company setup and mentality. Furthermore, I understand also the client side better.

了解东西方在市场和企业上的差别

很有趣

Massimiliano Sgroi

Every kind of course that we attended last semester was focused on China. I learned a lot about Chinese firms from different point of view. It was interesting to understand the differences between the Chinese market and the Chinese firms respect to the Western ones.

在中国做生意，

你一定要更有耐心

Olympe Gonet

Key points to remember when on a business dinner/meeting: trust me that very common in this country.

Ganbei: you’re better down your glass: otherwise it’s very impolite

Whatever the oldest/senior person expect, please execute if you want to keep these people in your life.

Try to put two words of Chinese to show you appreciate their culture, it is very highly seen. Throwing a ganbei out loud will treat you with the respect from the entire table.

Start negotiation once both parties are drunks, that’s the way to make business in China. One advice through is to aim to be less drunk than the other party so you are actually making a better deal

And please, be patient! Business in china is a long-term relationship!

我正在按照

中国市场对于人才的要求提升自己

Flavia Cozza

I understood that the Chinese business environment is really dynamic, and it requires proactive people, for this reason, I am trying to upgrade my skills in this direction. Moreover, I discovered that both Chinese and International enterprises located in China search for Chinese proficiency speakers, as a consequence, I recommend FUDAN University to provide its students with the opportunity to undertake the HSK exam.

04

毕业后，我会再回中国的

也许有一天我会在这里工作

Gery Pollak

First of all, it was a really great experience I will never forget, will have life-long friendships that developed here, and will tell my children and grandchildren about that adventure. Maybe at some point in the future I might once work in China (you’ll never know). However, right now I will start working in Europe and hope to have exposure to China from time to time through business partners. But even if I do not have some China relations through my job in the future, I am looking forward to travelling to China from time to time and think about the good old times as a student here.

一年的时间

不足以理解中国独特的文化

Romain Confavreux

I definitely plan to come back to China in the future. The country has such a long history and a unique culture that one year is not enough to start to understand it. Moreover, China is changing the world and I believe it is a great place to be for motivated ambitious people.

未来的假期，我会回来探索这里

Christoph Fritschi

The expectations of my studies in China were met. I enjoyed Shanghai and I will definitely miss it a lot. Being said, I see myself in the near future in Europe. For my personal career expectations, it makes just more sense to start in Europe. However, I am convinced that I will come back to China due to business reasons in the medium or long-term. Of course, until then, I will return exploring the country during my holidays.

需要更直观地了解中国市场的期待

Massimiliano Sgroi

This program gives us an enormous opportunity: work during the summer in China. Indeed, this should be not only an opportunity to understand the work environment in China in a closer way, but also a way to develop new soft skills in order to understand if in future we want to come back and start our job career here.

对于不太会说中文的我来说，

机会还是很有限的

Olympe Gonet

Might consider working in China in the future but definitely not to start my career. The opportunities are limited for a non-Chinese speaker and I feel it is time to go closer from home. But I see myself maybe in 5 years coming back as a manager of an international corporate for a few years in China.

喜欢这里积极向上的氛围

Flavia Cozza

Studying at Fudan University is really a pleasure to me. Currently I live in Yangpu and I feel really comfortable. At the same time, I am excited to do a summer internship in the center of Shanghai. I totally consider the possibility to work in China because I like the environment and the positive Chinese feeling.